TUFTE, Edward.

The Visual Display of Quantitative Information.

250 illus. Large 4to, orig. cloth, dust-jacket. Cheshire, Connecticut: Graphics Press, [1983].

First edition of this important book and now rare. This copy signed by the author. Composed in Monotype Bembo, the book was exquisitely printed by The Meriden Gravure Company. Preserved in its original shipping mailer.

“A classic reference. The overall intention and power of the book is stunning.”–Optical Engineering.

“A visual Strunk and White.”–Boston Globe.

“Original, beautifully presented, sharp and learned, a work of art. The art here is cognitive art, the graphic display of relations and empirical data, now an indispensable tool of science and engineering.”–Scientific American.

“One of the best books you’ll ever see.”–Datamation.

“A beautiful, brilliant book.”–American Mathematical Monthly.